This position is for a large established membership-based advocacy nonprofit in Austin, Texas. This is a management-level position for an experienced professional who is both self-initiated and who can work independently, but can also provide valuable input for larger organizational advocacy, membership and communication campaigns developed by a staff of seasoned professionals with broad experience and disciplines. The job includes planning, design and measurement of successful communication outreach campaigns, creating both effective copy and designs. The successful candidate will have a strong background in online communications in order to update and maintain the organization’s membership software for effective and timely email communications. The communication/marketing director’s primary duty and measure of success is increasing association membership through marketing, outreach, and communications with potential and current members.

Key Responsibilities:

Collaborate with senior staff and legislative counsel on the communication of policy and legislative programs and objectives to various audiences.

Founded in 1946, the Texas Public Employees Association is the oldest and largest legislative advocacy organization for Texas state employees. The nonunion, nonpartisan membership association has 15,000 active and retired state employee members across the state.